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rewrite the expression -3a(a+b-5)+4(-2a+2b)+b(a+3b-7) to find the coefficients of each term

 May 21, 2014

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Expanding, we have

-3a^2 -3ab + 15a - 8a + 8b +ab +3b^2 -7b       And combining like terms

-3a^2 +7a -2ab +3b^2 + b

 May 21, 2014
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Expanding, we have

-3a^2 -3ab + 15a - 8a + 8b +ab +3b^2 -7b       And combining like terms

-3a^2 +7a -2ab +3b^2 + b

CPhill May 21, 2014

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